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of it [at] all. That all are but thoughts in God and
nothing in us, and that when man dies the last thought
his mind was upon here, his soul will enter into it.
That mans soule is same with God ; that it is not
divisible, but enters into the seeds of man and woman
at the time of copulation, when their seeds meet. So
that when man dies, tis as when a man is suddenly
struck upon the eyes with a feather—hee forgets
what last hee see for a while ; that there is alwayes
same number of soules.
19. HINDOOS MUDDS
Earl. MS. 4254, fol. 22.
The Hindoos say there are 8 Muds \maday intoxica-
tion, desire] or Follies, by which all the World are
besotted, vizt., (i) Dunna-Mud \dhana-mada\ or
Riches, (2) Purrooa-mud [futrya-mada] or Friends and
relations, (3) Cul-mud [kula-mada] or Nobleness of
birth or Familie, (4) Joobund-mud [yauvana-mada
(kamamada)] or Youth, (5) Biddea-mud [bidya (vidya)-
mada\ or Learning, (6) Rupe-mud [ruf-mada] or
Beauty, (7) Bull-mud [bal-mada] or Strength, (8)
Okul-mud \^agl~mada (buddhi mada)\ or Wit, or
judgement. And these 8 Muds are deluded by
5 Boots \bhuta\ or Evill spirits, wz/., the 5 Senses—
hearing, seeing, feeling, tasting, smelling—each of
which have their severall servants or objects, in all 23
\sic\y vizf. Hearing hath 2, Good and bad ; Seeing 5,
Greene, Red, Yellow, White, Black; Feeling 8,
Heavy, Light, hot, cold, hard, soft, pleasure, paine ;
Tasting 6, Sweet, Sower, Salt, Fresh, Bitter, Hot in tast.
They say that when God made man, hee sent these
8 Muds \mada] and 5 boots [bhuta] along with him